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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-097
... real-time control strategies for Wave Energy Converters (WECs), this study proposes a real-time model for latching control of the WEC by coupling Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). An agent-based optimization framework for the model is established to achieve end...
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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-093
... ABSTRACT This paper presents the challenges and advancements in wave energy converters (WECs), focusing on the TALOS WEC, which utilises machine learning to predict power output. While this model shows high short-term accuracy, its long-term predictions suffer from increasing errors...
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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-100
... It is necessary to minimize operational risks prior to a wave energy converter (WEC) being introduced to the market. Failure modes and their underlying causes can be identified by a failure analysis, typically with the aim of implementing remedial actions to address problems and lower the likelihood of future...
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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-141
... loads, power take-off (PTO) damping, the hydrodynamic loads, and the mutual coupling effects of the system. The results indicate that the system can adapt well to the South China Sea and the wave energy converters (WECs) can achieve good capture power, with a total wave energy capture power exceeding...
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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-106
... Converters (WECs) and Offshore Wind Turbines (OWTs). Within the family of available WECs, in fact, a large number of devices can be found (see e.g. (Falcao, 2010; Ozkop and Altas, 2017 reflecting the ongoing exploration of diverse approaches to harness wave energy. Similarly, in OWTs, in particular...
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Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2024
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-24-155
... Energy Converter Installation on Pantelleria Giulia Cervellia, Claudio Moscolonia, Giuseppe Giorgia, Giuliana Mattiazzoa Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab, Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy ABSTRACT The research aims to identify the best location for a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) on Pantelleria...
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Paper presented at the The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 19–23, 2023
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-23-096
... united states government artificial intelligence capex united kingdom government social responsibility lcoe asia government sustainable development investment aep opex case study element cost scene 3 wec wave energy project sustainability europe government ocean energy wave...
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Paper presented at the The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 19–23, 2023
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-23-112
... ABSTRACT In this paper, we present the conceptual design of a wave-powered aquaculture farm (WPAF), in which a wave energy converter (WEC) is co-located with a salmon aquaculture farm in the Northeast United States. We employ an optimization algorithm to minimize cost-per-yield (USD/kg fish...
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Paper presented at the The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 19–23, 2023
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-23-092
... ABSTRACT This paper presents and discusses the performance of a new cascaded modular power electronic converter for Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) systems. The proposed electrical power converter employs submodule units to replace the central conventional power converter aiming to bring...
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Paper presented at the The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 19–23, 2023
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-23-095
... engineering sigmoid function wec pto rmse 0 aggidis forecasting result wave energy converter lstm network ABSTRACT Wave energy shows potential to provide electricity in a renewable manner. The TALOS WEC (Wave Energy Converter) is a unique design with six PTO (Power Take-Off) elements to provide...
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Paper presented at the The 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 5–10, 2022
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-22-053
... ABSTRACT In this study, we aim to improve WECs’ performance for maximizing energy absorption through a sub-optimal method of phase control by latching is applied to the device.The forecasting of future wave force is required for the optimal control command deducted.An artificial neural network...
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Paper presented at the The 31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 20–25, 2021
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-21-1235
... Abstract The present paper aims at investigating the efficiency properties of a cylindrical WEC placed in front of a vertical, surface piercing, breakwater of infinite length. A theoretical model is presented based on the linearized velocity potential, the image theory and the matched...
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Paper presented at the The 30th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, October 11–16, 2020
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-20-1133
... ABSTRACT In this paper, we instigate numerically the performance of an oblate spheroidal heaving Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The diffraction/radiation problems are solved in the frequency domain by utilizing the conventional boundary integral equation method. This method is, initially...
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Paper presented at the The 30th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, October 11–16, 2020
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-20-1138
... are an attractive source of renewable energy due to their high energy density and good variability properties (Ringwood et al., 2014). Among the different Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concepts proposed to date, Point Absorbers (PA) account for more than half of the existing designs (Mofor et al., 2014). Multi-mode...
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Paper presented at the The 30th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, October 11–16, 2020
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-20-1198
... ABSTRACT Due to the energy crisis and green-house effect, offshore renewable energy is attracting more attention in the world. Various offshore renewable energy systems such as floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), wave energy converters (WECs), have been developed. To increase the power...
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Paper presented at the The 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2019
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-19-552
... ABSTRACT To achieve a better utilization of ocean space and energy, three integrated concepts of column-type wind turbine and heave-type wave energy converter (WEC) have been proposed, for deep, intermediate and shallow water depth conditions, respectively. The wave energy devices...
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Paper presented at the The 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, June 16–21, 2019
Paper Number: ISOPE-I-19-359
... of the different wave energy converter (WEC) types is assessed, and it is discussed if there is a possibility for WECs to match the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for offshore wind. Offshore power plant-sized wave parks can develop into a viable solution by using large-scale WECs - eventually in combination...

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